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Route Reliability

Chicago → FOD

ORD–FOD · 324 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to FOD Airport

67
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
4.0%
Cancelled
619
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 79% of the time across 619 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 3–6 PM departure wins.

ORD–FOD flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 78% between 12–3 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

ORD–FOD flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Thursdays. On Fridays: 75%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(97 flights)
  • Tue76%(54 flights)
  • Wed76%(99 flights)
  • Thu84%(95 flights)
  • Fri75%(94 flights)
  • Sat77%(51 flights)
  • Sun83%(98 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM81%(251 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(326 flights)
  • 3–6 PM91%(11 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 88% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202588%51
July 202577%52
August 202581%52
September 202590%51
October 202589%54
November 202573%48
December 202573%45
January 202666%50
February 202689%47
March 202680%46
April 202660%47
May 202682%45

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Based on 619 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.